What happend so far

Where should I start telling? I liked my job basically, but after 1 ½ years I thought it’s time to move on, because I expect MORE in various ways. Besides I turned thirty in March 2014. The thing is you can only apply for a visa under the work & holiday scheme in New Zealand until you are thirty. So it was a now or never situation. Always think it’s too bad that they came up with this deadline rule. Why is that so? Anyway, in career terms nothing came up in spring/summer that was interesting enough to change my plan to use this final chance. The whole thought about taking a TIME OUT was supported by lectures that I heard and workshops that I participated in during a conference in January with the title: Life, Art and Production – How do we want to work in the future? To rethink how the situation of the theaters in Germany will change with all these cut-backs that we are experiencing right now fills me up with worries and connected with this are the rather unstable future prospects for me, as I’m working in this field. The conclusion of a colleague of mine was – and I thought that was well said – “Monday cannot take place in this situation and under these circumstances.” We all finish our theater season, but I take my time out now to think about all the questions and to discover other work environments. This is how the shortage of time at work, that we discussed so intense during that conference, turns into a time out in my CV.There are 6 days left till my departure and in the last month and weeks I had to come up with a few big and a lot of small decisions to make this adventure happen.

Here is what I have organized so far:

– I decided to quiet the room in my flat share in April 2014– I had to quiet my contract with a dance studio– I applied for a work visa under the working & holiday scheme New Zealand via http://www.immigration.govt.nz on August 18, 2014 (So easy! I guess 25 clicks or something and 165 NZ$ that you need to pay and that’s it. Not fair, if you compare it with the hours you spent thinking applying.) – I drove two removals (from Osnabrueck and Leipzig to Kassel, because I had private stuff in both cities)– I weeded through all of that stuff and I tried to get rid of some things– I booked a flight on September 25, 2014 (Frankfurt – Auckland)– I signed a private health insurance – I booked a hostel for the first four nights in Auckland on October 2, 2014 (Oaklands Lodge)– I informed my family and close friends in the last two weeks– I unsubscribed myself in various places (urban administration and so on)– I created a blog yesterday, so on October 7, 2014, via wordpress.org

My current To-Do-List looks like this:

– pack bag– decide what you really need – work on the blog– write down what you expect from this trip– letters & mails– call family and friends– laundry– read the Lonely Planet (probably on the plain!?)– live everyday life, sleep, eat and be happy